UK Stocks Post Marginal Loss

2025-12-03 17:11 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

The FTSE 100 closed marginally down at 9,692 on Wednesday, marking the third session of mild decreases, mainly pressured by retailers and financials.

Sainsbury’s was among the biggest fallers, tumbling nearly 4% after Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, its largest shareholder with a 10.5% stake, announced plans to offload £300 million in the supermarket chain.

Other fallers included retailers Marks & Spencer and Tesco.

NatWest Group and Standard Chartered also saw declines, falling 2.8% and 2.4%, respectively.

On the upside, miners Glencore (+6.3%), Antofagasta (+4.9%), Anglo American (+2,5%), and Rio Tinto (+1.6%) all gained as copper prices rose.

Defense stocks also advanced, led by Rolls-Royce (+1.6%) and Babcok International (+1.5%), after US-Russia talks in Moscow failed to reach a compromise on a potential Ukraine peace deal.



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